Key Takeaways
- Infertility affects 15% of couples in developing countries and up to 9% of couples in developed countries (WHO estimate)
- In the United States, 8.1% of women aged 15–44 reported trying to get pregnant for 1 year or more without success (2015–2019 estimate)
- 40% of men and 50% of women with infertility report experiencing significant emotional distress (systematic review estimate)
- In the U.S. SART report, thawed embryo transfer cycles had live birth rates of around 40% for certain age groups (SART CORS category reporting)
- In a study, surgically treating intrauterine adhesions improved pregnancy rates from a baseline to a post-treatment rate quantified in the paper
- In a registry analysis, cumulative live birth rates after up to 3 IVF cycles increased from 20% to 50% depending on age band (registry model output)
- $2.0 billion projected global fertility testing market by 2027 (forecast)
- $1.7 billion global market size for IVF market in 2023 (vendor market sizing estimate)
- $6.4 billion projected global infertility treatment market by 2032 (vendor forecast)
- $2,000–$5,000 typical cost for IUI (intrauterine insemination) in the U.S. (cost range in a clinical cost review)
- In the U.S., ART costs are a significant share of fertility treatment budgets; one review quantified typical ART cycle costs including drugs and procedures (economic review figure)
- A systematic review reported that the average out-of-pocket expense for infertility treatments in the U.S. can exceed $5,000 per patient (review estimate)
- In 2024, time-lapse incubation adoption was reported as increasing; a lab network survey quantified adoption at 54% for time-lapse in at least some cycles (survey figure)
- In 2021, NICE recommended a defined set of criteria for access to IVF in England, which standardizes eligibility and influences treatment uptake (policy performance/access metric)
- In the U.S., 17 states mandate some form of insurance coverage for fertility treatment; this policy count is reported by a reputable legal/policy tracker updated regularly
Infertility affects millions worldwide, with costs and evolving IVF outcomes shaping access to care.
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